Your ideas are very good, and have been suggested countless times. I have already
taken such initiatives and have been informed that the matter is under consideration.
However, these things truly take time which the non-Afilias applicants don't have
much of. The only immediate impact that we can make is to repeat our concerns
on this bulletin board as often as possible in order to drill the message home to
the public. Also, we can contact the media and ask for their assistance.
ICANN has failed miserably in getting the message out to the public. Ask anybody
on the street if they are aware of this event. You'll get blank stares.